“It is a road paved with stories and it leads to the “rightness” of girls flourishing fully. The journey matters. The stories matter. And that we put things right.”

Click the above gallery to see Gordon’s picks for five most powerful women changing the world in STEM careers.

Holly Gordon is the executive director and executive producer of 10x10: Educate Girls, Change the World, a global social action campaign designed to raise awareness and inspire action to support girls education globally.